Hawa Ahmed Youssouf

Hawa Ahmed Youssouf (born November 9, 1966 in Djibouti) is a Djiboutian politician who was once appointed Minister of Women and Family Affairs and also as Social Affairs Minister in 1999.[1]

Career

Hawa Ahmed Youssouf was born on November 9, 1966 in Djibouti. She is the first Djiboutian female cabinet minister who was appointed to head the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs (now Ministry for Advancement of Women, Family Welfare and Social Affairs) since 1999. Hawa is an advocate against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In August 2017, she presented a series of talks at a three-day visit to Norway on the subject after remarking earlier at a United Nations conference that while Article 333 of the Djiboutian Penal Code in the last seven years severely sanctioned perpetrators of female genital mutilation, "still some 90 percent of the 7 to 8-year old girls are exposed to this harmful tradition" in Djibouti.[2]

Hawa has also served on international committees interested in bringing an end to political destabilization in the sub saharan regions of Africa. As at 2012, she was the African Union Special Representative to the Central African Republic, engaged in helping to "raise funding for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration" of victims affected by the activities of the Buzizi government.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Publications, Europa (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857431834.
  2. ↑ "afrol News - African news agency". www.afrol.com. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Paul (2015-02-27). Handbook of International Security and Development. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781781955536.
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